By Daniel Schoettler Sports Correspondent The Whippets saw improvement from their passing game Friday night despite a 68-26 loss to East Troy on the road. Quarterback Daniel Fuller was 20-46 passing and threw for 329 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the game. “Daniel had a big game throwing […]
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Police department chaplain retires
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Delavan Police Chief Tim O’Neill recognized and presented a plaque Sept. 13 to the Rev. Mike Ida, who retired as chaplain for the City of Delavan Police Department after 11 years of service. Ida also retired as pastor of First Baptist Church in Delavan on […]
Comets suffer first conference loss to Badger
By Kevin Cunningham Correspondent Having a great offense while being protected by a strong defense is a recipe for success in the game of football. For Delavan-Darien High School, the team has been accompanied by both aspects of the game, scoring at least 35 points in its last three games […]
Badgers hold off Comets
By Michael S. Hoey Correspondent Fans might have expected the match-up between Lake Geneva Badger and Delavan-Darien to be a shootout. Instead, Badger was on the ropes until blocking a punt with just over three minutes left and scoring its only touchdown of the game to take the lead and […]
Tennis team still on a roll, soccer picks up two
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The season-long roll continued last week for the East Troy High School girls tennis squad. East Troy stayed unbeaten in the Rock Valley Conference and on top of the standings with a 6-1 dual meet win Sept. 8 at Edgerton. The Trojans, who improved to 16-2 […]
Netters narrowly defeat McFarland
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls tennis team competed in two matches this past week, starting with McFarland on Sept. 8 at home. Against McFarland, the Whippets narrowly escaped with a victory, 4-3. “It’s a good thing this wasn’t ballet, because it wasn’t pretty in spots, […]
Whippets swim to big victory over Comets
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent The Whitewater High School girls swimming team competed in two meets this past week and the first was against Delavan-Darien on Sept. 8. Whippets head coach Gina Foucault talked about the team’s 125-43 victory. “The Whippets had an outstanding meet last night,” Foucault said. “Starting […]
Kickers look to close out season on strong note
By Kevin Cunningham Sports Correspondent After starting the 2016 season at 1-3 overall, the Whitewater High School boys soccer team had an up-and-down week this past week. The Whippets were busy, playing five matches in six days. Starting the busy six-day stretch was a match against Edgerton on the road […]
Netters sneak two from Trojans
Chiefs take 5-2 win over Jefferson early in week By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Facing a red-hot East Troy squad Tuesday afternoon, the Big Foot-Williams Bay girls tennis team definitely put their best foot forward. That said, the deep and talented Trojans just had a bit too much for the Chiefs […]
Cougars too much for East Troy
Trojans lose first game of the season, 56-6 By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The early buzz around the Rock Valley Conference before the season was that Clinton may be a football team to keep an eye on. Looks like those predictions were dead on target. For the second straight week, the […]
